Native Intelligence archive
for December 2015

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Bel-Air Camera closing

LAO_BelAirCam.jpg Take My Picture Gary Leonard appears on Thursdays at LA Observed.

Mystery of the vacant houses

vacated-nb.jpg Two long-vacant homes are just a few doors away from us. Another a few blocks away appears to be in the same lonely state.

Lisker Chronicles: Bruce gives back

lisker-counsels.jpg Bruce Lisker talks to law students about his legal case and gives hope to incarcerated girls.

Closing out the year: Performing arts with cheer

guys-dolls-kevin-parry.jpg Big-time events closed out the year in the performing arts realm downtown and on the Westside, hitting every category and then some.

Quentin Tarantino

LAO_Quentin Tarantino.jpg Take My Picture Gary Leonard appears on Thursdays at LA Observed.

Whose river is it? And whose history?

larrMcDermott Small.JPG Rewriting this history to portray the current disagreements as old-fogey nature-lovers vs. the new hip design guard misses the crucial issues that are actually most at stake.

20 highlights of LA theater in 2015

the-christians-ctg.jpg Let's begin by commending CTG's current programming at the Music Center: "The Christians" and "The Bridges of Madison County." Both you can still see on stage.

When Santa visited the LA Times*

latimes-sh.jpg "St. Nick at the Square," featuring night-side Metro reporter Nieson Himmel and former Times CEO Mark Willes, written by an anonymous Timesian and pinned to a newsroom bulletin board around 1997.

Menorah lighting

LAO_CityHallHannukah.jpg Take My Picture Gary Leonard appears on Thursdays at LA Observed.

Overheard at Norm's on Pico in West LA

norm's.jpg Where life happens 24/7.

Au revoir, Paris. Holá, El Niño!

el nino 300.jpeg The climate agreement doesn't go far enough. And we're not ready for El Niño. But we'll have to muddle through somehow.

Clifton's holiday window

LAO_Cliftons_HolidayWindow copy.jpg Take My Picture Gary Leonard appears weekly on Thursdays at LA Observed.

Atmospheric river slams into the Pacific Northwest

Thumbnail image for MIMIC_TPW_EPAC_latest72hrs_Ending1700_08dec2015.gif In anticipation of El Niño, here's what it looked like to the scientists.

Jefferson Branch Library

LAO_LiveAnimalShow.jpg Take My Picture Gary Leonard appears on Thursdays at LA Observed.
KCET control room
kcet-rehearsal-control.jpgA peek inside the TV station's Burbank studios.
Whitt's Wood Yard
whitts-wood-yard.jpgElon Musk wants to drill here at Pico and Sepulveda.
BCAM
bcam-stairs.jpgThe Broad Contemporary Art Museum at LACMA.
David Hockney at LACMA
hockney-arrives-lacma.jpgThe artist arrives to open his latest exhibit.
Mountain lion family
mountain-lion-family-martinez.jpgFrom Robert Martinez's trail cam in the San Gabriels.
The power of 'pluribus' plays
Allegiance-9-(1).jpgDon Shirley on theater in LA
Macy's winds down
mannequin-graveyard-macys.jpgThe store in Westside Pavilion has closed down.
Streetscape: Westwood
westwood-sky-lao.jpgWestwood Boulevard looking north and a little bit skyward.
Streetscape: East LA
la-luz-del-mundo.jpg Iglesia La Luz del Mundo, East 1st Street.
Sign from LA's past
loves-bbq-valley-relics.jpg Sign from an old Love's BBQ restaurant at the Valley Relics Museum in Chatsworth.
Visiting her old ballet costumes
melissa-barak-cost-iris.jpg Melissa Barak at LACMA Chagall exhibit with the artist's memorable designs.
Engine Co. 17
engine-co-17-side.jpg Inside the long-closed Arts District fire station on Santa Fe Avenue.
Wilshire Grand Center lobby
wilshire-grand-lobby-wall.jpg Visitors check out the wall-mounted sculpture by artist Do Ho Suh.
Barnsdall Park
barnsdall-park-trees.jpg Under the trees.
Inside Hollyhock House
hollyhock-columns.jpgPhoto taking was allowed for one weekend. So we did.
Streetscape: Lincoln Heights
el-milagro-market.jpgProductos Mexicanos at El Milagro Market on Avenue 18.
June 6, 1968
rfk-hearse-wide-lapl.jpgThe body of Robert F. Kennedy leaves Good Samaritan hospital. More pics
Streetscape: DTLA
spring-street-bike-lane.jpgSpring Street bike lane.
Palm weeds of Santa Susana
santa-susana-palm-weeds.jpgOak trees, sandstone ridges and fan palms? Ugh. More
Streetscape: West LA
405-at-smblvd.jpg405 North at Santa Monica Boulevard.
Hills turning brown
grman1.jpgThe hills above Gorman.
Arcana Books
arcana-books.jpgIn the Helms Bakery complex in Culver City.
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